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1898–1910 · P
Sam Leever
5' 10", 175 lbs·Lived to 82·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
1.66
Best ERA · 1907
25
Most W · 1903
121
Most K · 1899
1.052
Best WHIP · 1907
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
13 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | PIT | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .250 | — | — |
| 1899 | PIT | 51 | 146 | 0 | 18 | .226 | — | — |
| 1900 | PIT | 30 | 88 | 1 | 5 | .205 | — | — |
| 1901 | PIT | 21 | 71 | 0 | 4 | .183 | — | — |
| 1902 | PIT | 29 | 90 | 0 | 8 | .178 | — | — |
| 1903 | PIT | 36 | 115 | 0 | 12 | .165 | — | — |
| 1904 | PIT | 34 | 99 | 1 | 14 | .263 | — | — |
| 1905 | PIT | 33 | 88 | 0 | 5 | .102 | — | — |
| 1906 | PIT | 36 | 95 | 0 | 5 | .211 | — | — |
| 1907 | PIT | 31 | 73 | 0 | 2 | .151 | — | — |
| 1908 | PIT | 38 | 61 | 0 | 3 | .148 | — | — |
| 1909 | PIT | 19 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .167 | — | — |
| 1910 | PIT | 26 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .065 | — | — |
| Career | 389 | 993 | 2 | 78 | .184 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
13 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | PIT | 5 | 33.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 147 | 15 | 0.939 |
| 1899 | PIT | 51 | 379.0 | 21 | 23 | 3.18 | 121 | 121 | 1.253 |
| 1900 | PIT | 30 | 232.7 | 15 | 13 | 2.71 | 136 | 84 | 1.221 |
| 1901 | PIT | 21 | 176.0 | 14 | 5 | 2.86 | 122 | 82 | 1.256 |
| 1902 | PIT | 28 | 222.0 | 15 | 7 | 2.39 | 133 | 86 | 1.054 |
| 1903 | PIT | 36 | 284.3 | 25 | 7 | 2.06 | 150 | 90 | 1.108 |
| 1904 | PIT | 34 | 253.3 | 18 | 11 | 2.17 | 123 | 63 | 1.097 |
| 1905 | PIT | 33 | 229.7 | 20 | 5 | 2.70 | 104 | 81 | 1.102 |
| 1906 | PIT | 36 | 260.3 | 22 | 7 | 2.32 | 116 | 76 | 1.076 |
| 1907 | PIT | 31 | 216.7 | 14 | 9 | 1.66 | 151 | 65 | 1.052 |
| 1908 | PIT | 38 | 192.7 | 15 | 7 | 2.10 | 114 | 28 | 1.142 |
| 1909 | PIT | 19 | 70.0 | 8 | 1 | 2.83 | 90 | 23 | 1.257 |
| 1910 | PIT | 26 | 111.0 | 6 | 5 | 2.76 | 101 | 33 | 1.162 |
| Career | 388 | 2660.7 | 194 | 100 | — | — | 847 | — | |
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